Sharp Libba has Doggies barking

WESTERN Bulldogs midfielder Tom Liberatore is making good on a pre-season pledge his club hopes can see him return to his best football.

Liberatore, a free agent at the end of 2018, has been among the eye catchers over the summer at Whitten Oval after an indifferent 2017.

Liberatore returned to pre-season early after being among a number of high-profile Bulldogs to endure form woes last year, the 25-year-old dumped mid-season as his club looked for ways to turn around their year.

But Bulldogs assistant Ashley Hansen said the pre-season signs pointed to the tackling machine rebounding from his last year's up-and-down season.